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Shakespeare's Othello

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         Shakespeare & his times              Assignments                         Major themes

            Othello E-text                                      Fun & Games


Before you read...get to know Shakespeare and his times:  

Check out these links!
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The Globe Theatre
...The Globe theatre surely had an impact on Shakespeare's writing.  Check it out and see if you can make the connections to events in Othello.  

Queen Elizabeth
 
Elizabethan England  This is a great comprehensive site dedicated to life in Elizabethan England



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The Authorship debate
  Is it possible that William Shakespeare was not the bard?  It is believed by many that William Shakespeare did not write his 37 plays and 154 sonnets!  Check out some arguments for other potential writers and for Shakespeare himself.

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Get the facts on the Bard himself!


      


Assignments:

bullet      Shakespeare's Dentist   This is a fun pre-reading assignment based on the crude methods of dentistry in Shakespeare's time.  From Ray Saitz' web site.

bullet      Pre-reading speech  Here is a challenging activity to get you in the mind of a couple of the characters in Othello.

bullet     Reading Log  If you're stuggling with your reading log(journal), check this out for hints and ideas.

bullet      Tragic Hero Bust

bullet     Persuasion

            Media Awareness assignment  
                  

bullet     Reputation  

bullet      Questions    Here are questions that you should be able to answer for a basic understanding of Othello.

                           Act One      Act Two        Act Three        Act Four        Act Five




 Check out info. about some major themes and issues in Othello:

Race:
bullet   Outsiders: black   ...a page about the treatment of blacks in London in the late 1600's.

bullet    THE ROMANTIC IAGO??   Can you really fool all of the people all of the time?  Read Tucker Brooke's alternative analysis of Iago's character.

 bullet   Iago's language 

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Othello E-Text

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If you miss a day of reading in class, have no fear! You can pick up where you left off at home and catch up!  The full text of Othello is online!  Click on the picture or the heading to access it!
Clipart ETC is copyright © 2003 by the University of South Florida


    Still confused?  Read this in-depth explanation of what is going on in each act.  ABSOLUTE SHAKESPEARE COMMENTARY



Fun & Games!
Folger Library activities

Shakespearean Insults...get put-down Shakepearean style!  Not for those lacking self esteem!

More Shakepearean Insults...This time create your own!




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